Origins of the Dickens surname

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    In 1921, most Dickenses lived in london

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    3,600 Dickens Travel & migration records
    31,000 Dickenses found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Dickenses

    Men and women often performed different types of jobs, so these are displayed by gender to maintain their historical accuracy.

    Common female occupations for Dickenses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    120

    General Servant Domestic

    96

    Domestic Servant

    95

    Laundress

    78

    General Servant

    68

    Common male occupations for Dickenses in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    206

    General Labourer

    144

    Farm Labourer

    103

    Bricklayer

    102

    Butcher

    67

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